aldehydes
Aldehydes are a group of organic compounds that contain a carbonyl group (-CHO) as a functional group, commonly found at the end of a carbon chain. Aldehydes are typified by a hydrogen atom bonded to the carbonyl carbon. They possess distinctive and often pungent odors and are widely used in various industrial and biological processes.
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- acid-catalyzed reactions
- aldol reactions
- biochemical reactions
- cannizzaro reactions
- carbonyl compounds
- carboxylic acids
- chemical properties
- cross-coupling reactions
- formylation reactions
- functional groups
- ketone functional groups
- ketones
- nucleophilic addition
- organic chemistry
- oxidation reactions
- protecting groups
- reactions with grignard reagents
- reduction reactions
- schiff base formation
- stereospecific synthesis
- synthetic reactions
Similar Concepts
- alanine
- alcohol oxidation
- aldehyde oxidation
- aldol condensation
- aldol condensation followed by dehydration
- aldol condensation of ketones
- alkalosis
- ketone formation by oxidative rearrangement of aldehydes
- methyl ketones
- oxidation of secondary alcohols
- oxidative dehydrogenation of alcohols
- reduction of ketones to alcohols
- reduction of ketones to alkanes
- sugar alcohols
- α-diketones